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SUM7
SUM7
5. At which time interval do you begin to see the effects of limiting factors (such as limited food, water, space, etc...) on the
population?
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Limiting factors: Resources, Environmental Conditions, Biotic factors, Human factors, Diseases and parasitism,
Predation, Natural disaster, and Presence of invasive species.
Situation Density-independent or density- Limiting Factor
dependent?
1.Mrs. Dela Cruz has 45 students in her
biology class, but she has room for 40.
Because the room was crowded, the 5
students were asked to go to the
curriculum chairperson to change their
schedule.
2.Dinoflagellates in Laguna de Bay
increase in population due to increase
in organic substance in the body of
water brought by water pollution.
B. Let Us Reflect
Think about this!
1. The human population is growing at an exponential rate. Since you have learned that population cannot grow infinitely,
what do you think will happen if the human population reached its carrying capacity?
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2. Make your own graph showing what will the world population be in the year 2050? In 3000? Do you see this continuing
indefinitely? Why or why not?
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